Bumblebees are the most conspicuous pollinators. They make nests in the ground or hollow trees, that house up to 400 worker ...

To celebrate World bee Day, we’d love to invite you to learn more about these busy insects and join us by discovering fascinating facts and reconnecting with these vital little workers. In the ...

Firefighters lightly sprayed a water "mist" onto the bee hives as mechanics worked on the truck Unified Fire Authority Firefighters in Utah rescued 25 million bees from an overheating tractor-trailer ...

Cranbrook, Kent: The swarm has gathered in a plum tree, looking for a new home. And I have just the place There comes this moment in May when I’m still anticipating the fresh green of spring, but ...

Chris Goodwin thought Vermont athletic-association officials were trying to make an example out of Mid Vermont Christian School. Now, after a $566,000 settlement, he feels even more certain. Goodwin, ...

The ability to detect viruses and other harmful pathogens is highly advantageous for animals, as it can guide their behavior and prevent them from illness, and—in severe cases—death. When it comes to ...

When the weather gets muggy, iridescent bees shift their metallic hue. The insects are a rich blue-green when ambient humidity is low. But as the amount of moisture in the air increases, the bees turn ...

North America's bee populations are in trouble, but don't blame the honey bees. While some people argue that an overabundance of managed honey bees – those raised to help pollinate crops and produce ...

There are some people who argue that we have “saved” the bees, while others say honeybees never needed saving in the first place. In truth, the problem hasn’t gone away. “Our losses have been getting ...

The “hive mind” of honeybees is often lauded as an exemplar that humans should strive to emulate. Much scholarship on the insects explores them as a “superorganism”—one animal as a collective, rather ...

In a first for small-brained animals, the study found that bumble bees can keep track of a beat even as it speeds up and down. USGS Bee Lab via Flickr Picking up on rhythm was long thought to have ...